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[quote=Anonymous]36 and 39 for me with kids 2 1/2 years apart appx.  It's easier in a way closer in ages as whole they are difft genders, it's still same school for awhile, you can get them into same activities, etc.  Also I'm not sure I'd want to go through the sleep deprivation after a gap.  The preK tuition bill too ? once you're done with one kid you kinda don't want to do it again after x number of years.  I think the only way I would ya if they had a huge age gap of at least 5 if not more years.  I'd really need a good rest after getting a kid to age 5. Lol.  We were lucky in that I got pregnant so easily.  40 was going to be my cut off age.  I think a lot of people forget how hard it is mentally after the kids get to a certain age which is where mine are at now.  After the physical stresses of babyhood, you then have to manage school, days off from school, camps, activities, it's harder at ages 8 and 10 in a number of ways than 2 and 4. For us, ages 5 and 7 was turning point of getting easier and then now at 8 and 10 back to it not being so easy.  So my point is that there's the age 5 and under years to consider in having multiples but they grow up a few years and you really need to be ready for those years you get so busy.  As in do you have a career you really want to focus on, etc. cause after a certain age it's not physically demanding but unrelenting time commitment challenges.  Doesn't matter how easy your kid is it's about logistics and emotional stresses - there's no age for parents to really be ready for all this.  I really feel our society doesn't address those age 8-18 years when it takes a village![/quote]

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